Sirât

Flicks with The Film Snob

Sirât

Mar 23 2026 | 00:03:25

00:00 / 00:03:25

Show Notes

A man searching for his runaway daughter joins a group of misfits on a journey through the desert and mountains of Morocco. When considering the subject of a world in turmoil, and on the brink of disaster, we may want a film to give us temporary escape, or it might try to sublimate our pain and fear in order to invoke transcendence of some kind. But in some rare cases, a filmmaker will choose to face the crisis head on, with results that are always challenging. That’s the method Spanish director Óliver Laxe has chosen for his new film Sirât.…

Other Episodes

Episode 0

March 08, 2024 • 00:03:29

Great Freedom

The story of a man repeatedly imprisoned in Germany for being gay, and his odd relationship to a straight drug addict. You probably know...

Episode

December 02, 2018 • 00:04:05

A Woman Under the Influence

John Cassavetes’ acclaimed film from 1974 features Gena Rowlands in the title role as a woman who can’t fit into the narrow role of...

Episode

January 30, 2018 • 4:04

The Post

Steven Spielberg tackles the story of The Washington Post’s decision to print The Pentagon Papers, and the odyssey of courage by its publisher, played...